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I like to think that over the years, all of the testimonies and sermons in church, conversations with strangers, and just personal experiences have led me to at least one virtue. That virtue would be peace, and ability to find peace during the struggles that I have faced. Not that I'm saying I haven't worried or been full of sorrow, that definitely has happened. By God's grace though, I have not been broken past the point of recovery. I am extremely grateful for that. When I go to work, I often come in contact with people in the middle of...

This weekend officially kicked off spring break for my students and me. Two months ago, I decided that I was going to whisk away to a sunny Florida resort in Daytona Beach to visit my little brother, but mainly to soak up the sun on a beautiful beach. Then I decided “Nah, I could do that in the summer. I’d rather go visit my sister, my sweet nephews, and my brother-in-law in bustling Brooklyn, NY”. About two weeks away from the beginning of spring break, I hadn’t bought any tickets, hadn’t made any flight plans, and definitely hadn’t began packing....

There is a disconnect from the things that we mean to say and the way that people perceive what we actually said. Communication and more specifically, human language has come so far and made so many progressions that it is odd in this day and age that with all the different ways to communicate that there is still a disconnect. I am curious as to why that is. My Sophmore year of college I had an English professor that told me why the written word was so important. To paraphrase him, he believes that without you standing in front of...

Life isn’t always going to be easy. It’ll chew you up, beat you down, knock you out, and not look back. It’ll put you in some deep and dark places and try to keep you down. To be honest, not many people do get up. They stay down, beaten and defeated. They make excuses and pretend they’re ok. Nothing but an act. But in fact, they are hoping that maybe one day it’ll get better. Don't hope and wait. Make it it better yourself. All the fight you need is right there in you. One of my favorite quotes is...

Over the past 2 and a half months I have been going through some on the job training, to ensure that I am prepared to go do my job every day without constant supervision. During that time I was closely monitored and evaluated on every single thing I did while I was on the clock. There were times that I was doing great and being praised for it. And then there were the rough criticisms that would frustrate me because I wanted to do better. It didn't help that I would also mentally chastise myslef over my mistakes at times....